The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-19
TRIED FOR HIS MURDER.
THE TRAVELLER WHO DISPLAYED
HIS WEALTH AT AN INN.

WnlCn IlSDCel6u lUSclI ABOUT Iue
Neck of Prisoner--The Saber
Wound on the Cheek.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
If any man could look into the Sybilline
leaf of the future, and catch a glimpse OF
the various vicissitudes and misfortune
with which he must struggle, he would turn
sharply round and seek the nearest course
short of suicide to rid himself of those trials
which might shake his manhood; and SO
give up all the sunshine of existence to
1 avoid its shadows. Fortunately, however,
man has not the privilege to foreknowledge,
a faculty which few would have the cour-
age to render serviceable, and which most
would convert into an engine of misery and
affection.
Justice has indeed been painted blind,
and q very expensive portrait she makes in
that way Ii not really blind, Justice is
certainly, in some cases, near-sighted; and
this same blindness or short-sightedness has
! very often placed the necks of many unfor-
tunates within the grasp of the merciless
legal halter
Juan Suarez, a Mexican by birth and a
wanderer by nature as well as by necessity,
| had for many years been a wanderer from
| his native country, seeking to gratify~a
| love of variety and to amaSs a fortune.
Having accomplished both to a consider
able degree he thought he would
| EXPLORE MEXICO ON FOOT.
| Up from the river Tobasco, in the extreme
| southeast of Mexico, there stood, at the time
of our story, ivy entwined cottage which
| was dignitied by the term inn Having
Travelled considerably one day, Suarez, hot
| and fatigued, stopped at this inn to refresh
1 tba
motley group of the usual hangers-on t
such places of resort. Finding that about
| two miles further on the road he should ar
| rive at small market town, where accom-
mediation for the night of much more con-
venient nature could be procured, he
resolved to go thither.
When he took out his purse to pay his
bill he casually exposed quantity of
money, and the Doors of the village who
surrounded the table looked upon the
wealth with avaricious eyes. While Suarez
| counted out a certain sum he noticed q
greedy-eyed, Unlocking fellow fix his eyes
| upon him and his purse in way that did
not please him.
suarez soon took his departure and pro-
| ceeded leisurely on to his destination. The
| evening began to close, and on arriving at
a duh part of the road, overhung by high
banks and covered with furze and briars, he
| suddenly found himself
| STUNNED BY A BLOW
by some one from behind. and he fell insen.
bic to the ground.
When he became semi-conscious he discov-
cred he was bleeding and lying in a wet
ditch, half-drowned, apparently in his own
blood. A man was leaning over him, and
humanely endeavoring to assist him Fl
nally no concluded that Suarez was dead
| and started Off to make known his diScov.
cry. 1t was nearly dark when Suarez reused
himself and resumed his tramp. His
clothes were wet through and after washing
himself he put on another suit, which he
carried in knapsack. He recalled the i'll.
looking fellow at the inn, who cast such
sinister glances at his money and immedi
ately suspected him as his assailant. The
| fellow however, had not secured Suurez,s
money, and the latter thought it very funn,
that the fellow had not robbed him, as the
object of the assault was undoubtedly rob
berry.
After fatiguing walk Suarez arrived al
the inn in the adjoining town, and haC
scarcely taken his seat before he overheard
conversation among several men, sta
toned at the other end of the room. accom-
panied by expressive looks directed toward
him. As he was stranger in the place he
was not particularly surprised. The con
yersation soon became louder, and, al
length, Suarez heard strangely exagger
ated story of
| HIS OWN MURDER
1t was confidently asserted that stran
ger had been robbed and murdered a short
distance from the town, and that he had
been found in a ditch with his skull frac.
tured, his brains scattered about the road
and his pockets turned inside out. Suarey
listened to this marvellous history with con.
siderable amusement, and thought how
easily strange story is made to pass cur
rent, though based on the fiimsiest of facts
After taking some refreshments Suare2
proposed to return, and took a quantity OF
money to pay in advance for his acconimo
dation. As he did so, one of the party OF
men conversing together, came up to him
turned to his companions and mysteriously
whispered:
There's blood on this mans face He has
got quantity of money. Where did he
come froms Who is heg'
The crowd seemed excited and the old fell
low again approached Suarez, and asked
him where he had got the money then in his
possession, and sarcastically asked if such
money grew on bushes. Being answered in
a careless manner he put his fingers cum
ningly TO his nose, and closely scrutinizine
SuareZ, remarked aloud that the latter had
blood on his face, and that his appearance
was somewhat suspicious.
| AT this Juncture the man who had found
SuareZ in the ditch put in an appearance
and proceeded to relate in the most pictur.
esque style how he founda strange man with
his skull fractured and his pockets turned
inside out lying in the ditch quite dead. He
stated he went for assistance to the village
and on inquiring at the inn there he had
discovered that a man dressed and answer.
ing the description of Suarez had been there
and had displayed quantity OF money
Having obtained assistance, he returned tc
the spot where he left the murdered
stranger, but, instead of finding him, he
discovered that during his absence the body
had been stripped and removed, and, as he
believed, buried, and the clothes were lying
SCATTERED ABOUT THE DITCH.
Suarez listened to all with an amused
smile, and when the man had finished his
story Suarez observed that the group of
men were casting inquisitive looks at him.
and be heard the words dollars" and
'blood' whispered among the men. AT
length the man who first approached
Suarez left his companions, and going out
of the inn returned shortly after with a
constable, and without further ceremony
handed Suarez over in charge of the official.
who Immediately proceeded to search his
prisoner. When the prisoners purse con-
tanning the money was produced the man
who found the murdered stranger set up a
shout, and fixing his eyes on the blood on
the prisoners face, said he was sure he was
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